Railway-tie.



' PATENTED MAY 5., 1903. 'J'. S.' MILLER. RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 12. 1902. I N0 MODEL.

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lhvrrn raras Patented May 5, 1903.

JAMES S. MILLER, OF CLINTON, NEBRASKA.

v. RAILWAY-TIE.

SPECIFICATION formingrpart of LettersPatent No. 727,403, dated May-.5, 1903.

Application filed December 12,1902, Serial No. 134,943. (No model.) y

To all when@ t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Clinton, in the county of Sheridan and State of Nebraska, have invented-anew and Improved Railway-Tie, of which the followingV is a full, clear, and exact description This invention relates to improvements in railway-ties, the object being to provide a tie, consisting partly of wood and partly of metal, so constructed that the rails will be prevented from spreading and will rest on the wood portions, thus obtaining the requisite elasticity.

I will describe a railway-tie embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure lis a perspective View showing rail- Way-ties embodying my invention as applied. Fig. 2 is a plan View of one of the ties. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 -of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

The tie consists of a casing 10, formed of steel or other suitable metal, and near the ends of the casing openings 1l are lformed, into which the bases `of the rails pass and rest upon wooden blocks 12. These Wooden blocks are preferably treated'with creosote,"

crude oil, or other material which will increase the life of the blocks. By resting the rails directly on the Wooden blocks all the elasticity cured. The material cutout to form the opening 1l is turned into hook form 13 at one side to engage the base of the rail at the inner side. At the opposite side the material is turned over,

and in this turned-over part is a notch 15, through which a spike ldmay pass. At the ends of the opening ll the sides of the casing bearing of the Having thus described of theordinary Wooden tie is se as indicated at .14, `which' forms a double thickness and stay portion,

When theblock becomes worn, it maybe forced farther inward to forma new bearing or it may be turned over.

The tie embodying my invention will be comparatively cheap to manufacture, and it will prevent spreading or lateral tilting of the rails even on sharp curves.

my invention, I claim 'as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A railway-tie, comprising a metal casin g having openings through its top wall, the material at one side of the openings being turned to form a hook adapted to engage with the base of the rail, and the material at the opposite side being overlapped and provided with a notch, and blocks of wood arranged in the ends of the casing, substantially as specified.

2. A railway-tie, consisting of a lnetal casing having openings near its ends, the material of the casingat one side of the openings being curved to form hooks adapted to engage With the base of the rail, the material at the opposite side being overlapped and provided with a notch, portions 0f the casing at the ends of the openings being cut downward at the sides and turn ed outward to form lips, and Wooden blocks in the casing, upon which the rails may rest, substantially as specified.

3. A railway-tie comprising a metal casing having openings through its top Wall, the material of the casing at one side of the openings being curved to form hooks adapted to engage with the base of a rail, the material at the opposite side being provided with a notch, the portions ofthe casing at the ends 4of the openings being cut downward at the sides and turned outward to form lips, and wooden blocks in the casing upon which the rails may rest, substantially as specied.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 'two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES S. MILLER.

Vitnesses:

HERMON O. MORSE, LOGAN C. MUssER. 

